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3D Gaussian Splat

Big update to the free online tool for viewing and editing 3D Gaussian Splats lets you visualize tens of millions of Gaussians smoothly.

Thursday, September 10th, 2026

Check out the changes to the compositing software, including relighting Gaussian splats and Hydra 2.0 support in the 3D viewer.

Thursday, August 20th, 2026

New iOS app generates 3DGS scans of objects and environments entirely on your phone, without cloud processing. The base app is free.

Wednesday, August 19th, 2026

See the week's other updates to CG tools, like V-Ray 7.4 for Cinema 4D, Storm HydroFX 1.5, and free motion graphics tool Autograph 2026.1.

Sunday, August 16th, 2026

Open-source tool from the creators of 3D scanning app Kiri Engine gets 3DGS data into After Effects for use in compositing and motion graphics.

Thursday, July 30th, 2026

Sizeable update makes it possible to import, edit, relight and render 3DGS data inside the 3D software. Check out its other new features.

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026

New 'Bring Your Own Data' feature lets studios train models for Maya's MotionMaker system using their own keyframe or mocap data.

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026

Major update to the tracking app generates dense point clouds from a tracked shot for export in USD files, or to train Gaussian Splats.

Saturday, May 30th, 2026

3DGS data can now be converted from PLY format, stored natively in USD files, and rendered using the new hdParticleField renderer.

Wednesday, March 25th, 2026

Product and portfolio rendering plugin can now create interactive standalone presentations that run outside the Unreal Edtitor.

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026

Check out the new features in this major update to the compositing software, like support for Gaussian splats and an updated 3D system.

Friday, February 27th, 2026

Updated: new release candidate for the core glTF Gaussian Splatting Extension paves the way towards support for 3DGS data in glTF files.

Thursday, February 5th, 2026

Free, open-source online tool for viewing and editing 3DGS data can now add camera animations to existing scans.

Monday, February 17th, 2025